Sociology
(Concentration no longer available as of Fall 2017, see Sociology Major)
Sociology is the study of group life: its characteristics, values, changes, causes and consequences. It employs scientific and humanistic perspectives in the study of urban and rural life, family patterns and relationships, social change, inter-group relationships, social class, environment, technology and communications, health-seeking behavior, and social movements.
Concentration Requirements
| Methodology of Social Research | 3 cr |
| MAT 105: Statistics or Probability Theory | 3 cr |
| SOC 450: Social Theory | 3 cr |
Three of the following at the upper level:
| 9 cr |
| Additional Electives for a cohesive program of study | 15 cr |
| SOC 499: Capstone | 3 cr |
Prerequisite:
- SOC101: Sociology
Student Learning Outcomes
Students who graduate with a concentration in Sociology will be able to:
- use qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, including statistical reasoning, research design, and evaluation of data;
- identify key concepts of classical and contemporary sociological theory;
- evaluate societal institutions and social processes, e.g., stratification, racial and ethnic groups, gender, family, urban, work, health care, and education;
- relate sociological research to social policy formation;
- explain the relationship between personal experience and societal change within an historical/global context; and
- synthesize their learning of the concentration through a research paper, project, portfolio, or practicum.